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UNTTED STATES ADIOS SCHROCK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SOFA-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming Application filed August 10,1883. Renewed July27,1885. Serial No. 171845. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMOs ScHRocK, of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSofa-Beds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specitication.

This invention relates to that class of sofa beds having a horizontalsurface or seat and a hinged hack constructed to fold down in ahorizontal position when the article is in bed form and to standvertically when the article is in use as a sofa. l

The object of theinvention is to provide an improved construction in thedevices for supporting the hinged back in the class of sofabeds abovementioned, and it consists in the matters hereinafter described,andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of thearticle in the form ofa sofa. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thesofaframer with the upholsterin g removed and when in bed form. Fig. 3is a rear view of the sofa-frame with the folding back in a verticalposit-ion. Fig. 4 is a vert-ical transverse section of the same takenupon line x x of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail section taken upon line watof Fig. 4.

The sofa-bed shown in the accompanying drawings as embodying myinvention con sists in its general features ofa main horizontal portionor seat, A, having an upholstered surface similar to the seat of anordinary sofa, a hinged portion or back, B, secured at its lower edge tothe rear edge of the seat A, and an inclined headrest,C. Thelatter, asshown in the drawings, consists of parts C and C2, the lower part, C',being stationary and secured to the sofa-frame, and the upper portion,C2, being attached at its rear edge to the rear edge of the part C, andconstructed to form, when folded forward upon the part C, an inclinedhead-rest, as shown in Fig. l, and when folded backward] y to form, withthe part C', an inclined upper portion, extending the entire width ofthe parts A and B, as

shown in Fig. 2, in which the frames C3 and C" of said parts C and C2only are shown.

The part A of the sofa is preferably formedl by means of twolongitudinal side pieces or rails, A', supported upon suitable legs, a,and two cross-pieces, D and D', connecting the said rails at the footand head of the sofa, respectively. The ends a of the side rails, A, atthe head of the sofa are extended upwardly, preferably in a curvedforn'1,as shown,and connected by a cross-piece, D, which supports theinclined head-rest C, before mentioned.

The framel of the folding back portion, B, of the sofa consists of alongitudinal rail, E, and two end pieces, D2 D, rigidly secured to saidrail at their upper or outer ends, and connected at their inner endswith the cross-pieces D and D, respectively, by means of hinges el. Theend pieces, Dz and D3, are arranged end to end with the cross-piecesDand D, and when folded down into a horizontal position, as shown inFig. 2, form with such cross-pieces the upper and lower rails of thebed.

As an improved construction in the devices for supporting the sofa-backin its vertical position, the frame of said back is provided at itsedge,adjacent to the sofa-frame, with one or more latches or hingeddogs, G, the pivotal axes of which are located transversely to thelongitudinal rails of the sofa-frame, so that when the solaback is in avertical position the said dogs may be swung` downwardly in a planeparallel with the rear vertical faces of the rear rail A of the sameframe. The dogs G are so located that when their free ends are swungdownwardly they will come into position against the rear face of therail A, and thereby act as stops to prevent the sofa-back from rotatingback wardly upon its hinges, and when folded upwardly are out ofthe way,so that the said back may be folded down as clearly shown in thedrawings, Figs. 3 and 4. As preferably constructed, said dogs G arepivoted, by means of pins g, to plates G, attached to the inner faces ofthe bars I)2 and D3, and are so arranged that their free ends, whenlifted for the purpose of disengaging them from the sofa-frame, moveinwardly toward the center of the said frame.

lIhe sofa-back may be held from forward movement, when in a verticalposition, by the form or comparative rigidity of the upholstcring at thejunction of the seat and back, or by a stationary stop upon thesofa-frame.

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As a preferred means of preventing such forward movement, however, akeeper, G2, is secured to the rear rail A' in position to engage thelower end of the dog G when the latter hangs vertically, and which isconstructed to hold the lower end of the said dog from movement in anydirection except inwardly, or in the direction in which it folds.

For the purpose of disengaging the lower ends of the dogs G from therail A and the keeper G2 when {it is desired to fold the sofabackdownwardly, I preferably employ cords extending from said dogs oversuitable pulleys to a point at one end of the sofa-back, so that bothdogs may be operated at once from one end of the sofa. In the deviceshown two cords, G3, are connected to the lower or free ends of saiddogs by being secured in eyes g therein, said cords being joined in asingle cord, G, which passes over a pulley, g2, near the center of thesofa-back, and is led through a ring, g3, near one end thereof, andterminates in a ring or tassel, G5, by which it may be grasped and thedogs operated.

For the purpose of supporting the back B when in itshorizontalpositiomasliding drawer or box, F, adapted to serve as a receptacle forbed-clothing and pillows, is preferably located beneath the sofa andadapted to be drawn out in position to properly sustain the sofa-back.As herein shown, the drawer F is supported from the tloor at its edge,which is at the rear of the sofa-seat, by casters f, and is connectedwith and supported from the sofa-frame at its edge, which is toward thefront of the sofa, by pins f', adapted to engage grooves f2 in crossbarsF, secured to the front and rear rails,

A', near each end of the sofa.

In order to render the drawer less conspicuous from the front of thesofa than would otherwise be the case, the front wall, F2, thereof isoutwardly and downwardly inclined, as shown clearly in Fig. 4.

For the purpose of supporting the outer or front portion of the drawerupon the sofaframe when the sofa is lifted, a hook, H,

(shown in Fig. 3,) may be pivoted to the rear rail A of the sofa-frame,and constructed to engage an eye, h, upon the drawer'when the latter isin its closed position.

Instead'of supporting the sofa-back when in ahorizontal position bymeans of the drawer "F, the said back may be upheld by means of foldinglegs pivoted to the rail E, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, andthe said drawer in such case may be retained and used solely as areceptacle for the bed-clothing,or it may be dispensed with entirely.

I claim as my invention*- 1. The combination, with the sofa-frame A andback B, hinged to said frame, of dogs G, loosely pivoted to the loweredge of the back upon pivots at right angles to the plane of the back,and cords connected with the free ends of said dogs and extended to asingle point upon the said back, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

2. The combination, with the sofa-frame A .and back B, hinged to saidframe, of dogs G, .loosely pivoted to the lower edge of the back uponpivots at right angles to the plane ofthe back, catches Gr2 on theframe, and cords connected with the free ends of said dogs and extendedto a single point upon the said back, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. The coinbination,with asofa-frame,A,and hinged skeleton back B,comprising the lonv gitudinal top and marginal rail, E, and end rails,D2 D3, of dogs G, loosely pivoted to the inner faces of the lower endsof the said end rails upon pivots at right angles with the plane of theback, and lifting-cords connected with said dogs and extending to acommon point upon the back, substantially as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

AMOS SCHROCK.

Witnesses:

JEssE Cox, J r., CYRUs KEER.

